Last year, for the first time, we used the DATE Toolkit (Donut Assessment Tool for Events) to give us a picture of accessibility and sustainability at our national conference. This year, we’re hoping Read More >
Expressions of Interest for UK City of Culture 2029 has just opened (deadline 11th January), and OutdoorArtsUK is advocating for programme proposals to position Outdoor Arts to play a key role. Read More >
Local Voices, Creative Choices, an ambitious two-year programme that will grow the cultural life of Worcester, launches with Bridges of Light festival. The programme will include arts projects, festivals and new creative opportunities Read More >
Boost Programme is a free 12-month membership to OutdoorArtsUK for Disabled and Global Majority individuals or organisations that have leaders with these protected characteristics. Boost is designed to support OAUK’s ambition to Read More >
Stockton and Darlington celebrated the bicentenary of the birth of the modern railway at S&DR200 Festival with a series of free large-scale outdoor spectacles, events, exhibitions and new art commissions in the public Read More >
Somewhat ironically, under the flight path of London City Airport, OutdoorArtsUK, FESTIVAL.ORG and Arts Council England brought together artists, producers, and sector leaders for Greenwich+Docklands International Festival (GDIF) Climate Gathering in Thamesmead. The Read More >
Outdoor arts specialist Walk the Plank has won a competitive pitch to deliver the closing ceremony for Rotherham’s year as the world’s first Children’s Capital of Culture. The South Yorkshire borough made history in Read More >
Get ready for Change on our Streets! We're excited to announce that the National Conference is coming to Cambridge on Tuesday 3rd and Wednesday 4th February 2026 with generous support from the City Read More >
We are delighted to announce a new series of Winter Webinars for October and November 2025. This year, we're covering Trans & Non Binary awareness, networking skills, environmental touring and excluded communities, and Read More >
The Arts Council England National Lottery Project Grants programme has now reopened for applications to the £30,000 and under strand. The guidance and application questions remain unchanged, but applications will now be made Read More >
